Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
sbimmering gray tint forms beautiful
afternoon costume.

Sblmmerlng gray TINT 1orms beautiful
afternoon costume.
In dresses for late summer wear the
newest costumes now have the sleeves
pulled from the shoulder to the elbow.
The Moliere shoe, with its large quare
buckle, has again appeared, especially in
yellow and gray glove kid.
Black stockings seem likely TO be laid
aside once more for those matching IL
color the toilet worn.
Thin wool fabrics and grenadines with
very slight trimmings of English crepe ere
worn as the deepest mourning III sum
mer.
Small short curls are worn on the bsck
hair, sometimes with coil or Psyche
knot, and again forming all the back OF
the couture.
Low shoes are very generally worn this
season; they have rounded, not pointed,
toes, are laced across the instep, and have
medium high heels.
Aud now silk skirts with pinked-out
founces are very fashionable. The deep
scallops or points are pleated closely to-
gether, and the f0unces go thus ali
round the skirt.
A killed petticoat made of striped
English flannel, worn with short acket
bodice and three-fold coachman's cape,
is now 8 favorite morning costume for
watering place wear.
Wide white linen collars turned over
from the top, square-cornered and hem
stitched an inch above the edges, are
worn by young ladies with summer
toilettes of old rose, heliotrope, or blue
gingham or Chsmbery.
we have Just seen bodice fastened Ct
the neck and waist by buckles, the top
one being q size smaller than the other.
TIE simplest print dress thus gains g
special elegance. Buckles are also more
liked than ever for wearing on shoes.
Lace dresses will be worn the summer
through as generally as ever, but it is the
correct thing now to make them Of t.
single color, as, for instance, ecru lace
over ecru faille or foulard, with perhaps
bows of sapphire blue velvet for looping
the draperies.
Checked silk hsndker3hiefs in every
possible color combination form IN ex-
cellent trimming for light comfortable
travelling hats, Of the toQue or turban
shape. A narrow straw velvet edge
renders these hats more becoming, and
a wing or aunty feather gives them q
coquettish flush.
Travelling dresses for August are al
most exclusively made Of gray alpaca,
with the vest of white pique, and with
these soft felt mans hat Of cafe au lait
shsde, with 6 long veil OF delicate blue
wound around the throat. The ensemble
is cool looking and clean. chapgeable
sik9n loose cloak completes the outfit.
Now that full blouses are sgain Worn,
belts sre likewise coming into favor. a
novel belt is arranged by winding broad
satin or silk ribbon several times around
the waist end tying the ends either at the
! back, front or side. A besutlful antique
silver buckle looks well with plain vel
vet or stuff belt. A large gold monogram
covering the prongs Of the buckle is like
wise an original and stylish belt taste n
ing.
Pleated skirt waists Of striped or
/ sprigged linen, percsle, or batiste for
/ neglige uses are growing more and more
in favor, and are worn at Gil the summer
resorts, over skirts Of various kinds. The
deep sailor collar is frequently briar-
| stitched with fast-dye cotton in red or
/ blue, and the cuffs are finished to match.
a row of small red or blue bone buttons
| tastens the blouse down the front.